ENT Conditions

Question 1

Conductive hearing loss
- causes
- webers and Rinnes
- pure tone audiogram

Question 2

Ear wax
- physiology
- presentation
- management

Question 3

Otosclerosis
- pathophysiology
- presentation
- examination
- investigations
- management

Question 4

Sensorineural hearing loss
- causes
- medication causes
- webers and rinnes
- pure tone audiograph

Question 5

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- defintion
- acute conductive hearing loss causes (not SSNHL)
- SSNHL causes
- investigations + diagnosis requirement
- management
- prognosis

Question 6

Presbycusis
- risk factors
- presentation
- diagnosis
- management

Question 7

Ménière’s disease
- pathophysiology
- triad
- presentation
- diagnosis
- management

Question 8

Labyrinthitis
- pathophysiology
- presentation
- diagnosis
- mangagement

Question 9

Acoustic neuroma
- pathophysiology
- location
- bilateral
- presentation
- investigations
- management

Question 10

Otitis externa
- pathophysiology
- causes
- presentation
- diagnosis
- management
- malignant otitis externa

Question 11

Acute Otitis media
- bacteria
- presentation
- examaintion
- management
- complications

Question 12

Chronic otitis media
- presentation
- mucosal
- squamous

Question 13

Cholesteatoma
- pathophysiology
- presentation
- management

Question 14

Otitis media with effusion
- pathophysiology
- presentation
- investigations
- typanometry
- management

Question 15

Vertigo
- pathophysiology
- peripheral vertigo
- central problems
- history
- examinations
- special tests
- management

Question 16

BPPV
- presentation
- pathophysiology
- manoeuvres

Question 17

Vestibular neuronitis
- pathophysiology
- presentation
- head impulse test
- management
- prognosis

Question 18

Ear trauma
- sensory supply to ear
- lacerations
- bites
- pinna haemotoma
- tympanic membrane perforation
- haemotympanum

Question 19

Nose bleeds
- anatomy
- presentation
- bilateral bleeding
- management

Question 20

Nasal polyps
- pathophysiology
- unilateral
- associations
- presentation
- appearance
- management

Question 21

Allergic rhinitis
- duration and severity of symptoms
- description
- associations
- causes
- symptoms
- signs
- investigations
- treatment

Question 22

Non allergic rhinitis
- causes
- symptoms
- signs
- investigations
- treatment

Question 23

Sinusitis
- acute vs chronic
- anatomy
- causes
- acute presentation/definition
- examination
- investigations
- management
- nasal spray technique
- complications

Question 24

Neck lump
- differentials
- history + examination
- red flags
- investigations
- lymphadenopathy
- infectious mononucleosis
- lymphoma
- leukaemia
- thryoid pathology
- salivary gland pathology
- Carotid body tumours
- lipoma
- thryoglossal cyst
- bronchial cyst

Question 25

H+N cancer - cell type - locations - spread - risk factors - red flags - investigations - management - complications/side effects

Question 26

Thyroid - function - blood supply, nerve supply + route - position/anatomy - embryological development - goitre - indivudal lumps - investigations - Non neoplatsic vs neoplatsic nodules - management - complications

Question 27

Epiglottitis - organism - presentation - vs croup - investigations - management - prognosis

Question 28

Croup - pathophysiology - age - causes - presentation - vs epiglottitis - management

Question 29

Pharyngeal pouch - presentation - cause

Question 30

Salivary gland - acute sialadenitis - sialolithiasis - sjrogens syndrome

Question 31

Mouth and tongue - leukoplakia - Erythroplakia - lichen planus - gingivitis - gingival hyperplasia - aphthous ulcers - glossitis - angiooedema - candidiasis - geographic tongue - strawberry tongue - black hairy tongue

Question 32

Tonsillitis - viral causes - bacterial causes - waldeyers ring - presentation - examination - centor criteria and fever pain score - management - antibitoic choice - complications

Question 33

Quinsy - pathophysiology - presentation - additional symptoms - management

Question 34

Tonsillectomy - indications - complications - post tonsillectomy bleeding management

Question 35

Obstructive sleep apnoea - risk factors - features - severe cases - epworth sleepiness scale - investigations - management

Question 36

Facial nerve palsy - pathway - function - questions to identify facial nerve involvement - Bell’s palsy - Ramsay hunt - other causes